Tag: Kyoto

A few years ago, my brother and sister-in-law gifted us with the board game Tokaido, a game based on the old "highway" that linked Kyoto and the shogun's capital of Edo. The game sat in our cabinet for entirely too long (5 year olds don't listen to complicated game explanations) until guilt ate away too... Continue Reading →

Alright, I'll admit it, I am a sucker for good food photography. If you can style your food and photograph it in such a manner that it makes me start drooling all over the page/screen, you've done your job VERY well. It does also help to have a "gimmick". Not in the way that you're... Continue Reading →

Back in my university years, one of my roommates convinced me one summer that we should enroll in a yoga class. At that time, yoga was not the massive lifestyle craze that it's since become and I'd never personally taken the plunge. Our instructor was a 6 foot tall man with a soothing voice and... Continue Reading →

Just this past weekend, I braved the heat and made a pilgrimage to Kyoto for a solo adventure. I'm not really a fan of traveling Japan in the summertime but I never turn down the chance to get in a chance to visit one of my favorite cities in the world. Having so much time... Continue Reading →

Some travel professionals will try to convince you that there are a host of activities to do with kids in Kyoto. I have decided that these well-intentioned travel professionals don't have kids of their own 🙂 Kyoto is a city that has fascinating temples and shrines, beautiful gardens and delicious food. But in all honesty,... Continue Reading →

Most visitors to Kyoto can't help but taste the old capital's specialty sweet - yatsuhashi. While traditional yatsuhashi is a hard cinnamon-flavored cookie, the stands that line the road up to Kiyomizu Temple do a brisk business in both selling and offering samples of the nama (raw) version - a chewy, glutinous confectionary. Namayatsuhashi are normally shaped like a triangle... Continue Reading →

Sorry for the rather sporadic posting on here the past few weeks. Since moving to Tokyo, I feel like life is moving at warp speed. Especially since it's foliage season, I hate to spend my days in front of the computer. I'd like to think that when winter really rolls around, I'll be happier to... Continue Reading →

I am sure that it comes as no surprise to anyone that my photo from this month is one of foliage. What IS it about that season that just makes my heart sing? Even from the time I was young, I always felt an affinity towards the months of fall and the idea of anything... Continue Reading →

Oh. my. goodness. What an insane week. If you've been following me on facebook, you'll know that I just wrapped up a nearly week-long trip to Kyoto to see the fall foliage. Normally, Kyoto is one of my absolute favorite places to see the changing leaves but this year ... man, this year was something... Continue Reading →